Execution, murder or accident?

Is this the one where the guy was trying to follow the police instructions but they were contradictory and the cop opened fire when he couldn’t follow them.

 

I remember this one. Couldn’t believe he got acquitted when it happened. IIRC, the cop that shot him said he was scared for his life, which really doesn’t fit the video.

 

I remember this one too. As long as race was brought up in the original post I guess it is OK if I say imagine the peaceful protests if he were some other race.

 

murder

 

Jury wisely acquits Arizona cop in killing of unarmed man

I never agreed with this ruling; I'm sure most here didn't either. But I understand the opposing viewpoint from a strictly objective and legalistic point of view. I'd personally classify it as incompetence and it seems to fit the bill for AZ's murder 2 in my non-legal mind: 13-1104 - Second degree murder; classification

I don't understand why the police officer's instructions weren't deemed to be a significant contributor to why there was even any risk to begin with. In other words, the shooter created his own perceived risk. I think of situations like this and the motorcycle helmet guy at Walmart whenever people say "if you see something, say something."

Go GATORS!
,WESGATORS

 

Where was a good guy with a gun when you need him? Oh wait.

Shooter getting his pension while hanging out at home.

 

I remember this when it happened or rather when the video first came out. I thought it was murder then and haven’t changed my mind.

 

Sounds like at some point, the deceased was pointing a pellet gun out of a hotel window. It was reported and of course to the untrained public eye, whoever reported it very likely could have thought it was a real gun. So the question is, why was the deceased pointing a gun out of a window? It seems the police interaction would have never taken place without that happening first.

 

It was like Squid Games Simon sez

 

Straight up murder. Terrible that this POS gets to walk around free with a lifetime pension.

 

you got him, death sentence it is. hell, maybe he was cleaning it and didn't want wd-40 to stink up the room. too bad we can't ask him

 

In any event, it sounds like it could have been an honest mistake by the officer after doing some more reading, which is likely why he was found not guilty. The idea that cops are looking for reasons to shoot someone dead is pretty extreme.

 

Anyone who's watched the video and has come to the conclusion that it's "an honest mistake" has some real issues, or is just a cop apologist

 

This cop was obviously looking for a reason to shoot someone. It's probably the most despicable shoot I've seen. He literally got away with murder.

 

Even if what you wrote is true, it would represent the extreme rarest of rare cases and in no way represents the norm or anything like it, which seems to be the crux of the OP….suggesting this is somehow a “thing” and it’s not.

 

??? This thread is about an isolated incident and whether or not it was murder, execution, etc. Who suggested this incident represents the norm? OTOH, there's you, who suggested it could have been an "honest mistake." Goodness gracious, have you watched the video?

 

It represents the 'norm' in that nothing happened to the cop

 

Since he was wearing a uniform I say Execution. If he was undercover, then murder.